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Brentwood: Police need public's help finding armed robber

By Katie Nelson Contra Costa Times

Posted:
04/18/2013 07:32:32 PM PDT

Updated:
04/18/2013 08:21:36 PM PDT

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The Brentwood Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in
the attached surveillance photo. On April 18, 2013, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Brentwood police officers responded to a
reported armed robbery at the US Bank located inside the Safeway store at 1125 Second
Street. The suspect, described as a 30 to 35 year old, white or Hispanic male, 5&#x2019;10&#x201d;, 180 lbs,
was armed with a handgun and robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of cash before
fleeing on foot.(Brentwood Police Department)

BRENTWOOD -- A US Bank branch was robbed Thursday afternoon and police are asking the public's help to find the armed man who got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Around 2:10 p.m., Brentwood police officers responded to a reported armed robbery at the US Bank located inside the Safeway store at 1125 Second St. No one was injured during the robbery.

The suspect is described as a 30 to 35 year old Caucasian or Hispanic male, roughly 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 180 pounds. He was armed with a handgun and robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing on foot, police said in a news release.

The suspect was last seen wearing a dark ball cap covered with a white knit cap, wearing dark sunglasses, a white long sleeve shirt and dark pants.

Independence High School and Liberty High School were placed on temporary lockdown for approximately 15 minutes for safety reasons while police searched for the suspect.

The Brentwood Police Department is asking for help in identifying the suspect shown in a photo released to the public. Anyone with information related to the robbery should contact Detective Folena at 925-809-7743.